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Navigating Space for Women

This summer NASA announced its new team of eight trainee astronauts, including four women. That means 50 percent are women — the highest percentage ever – picked by NASA for a class of astronaut candidates. The trainees will prepare for space missions that might bring human explorers to asteroids and even Mars. This is the first time NASA has named new astronauts in eight years.

This announcement isn’t just exciting news for space enthusiasts; it’s also an important moment in women’s history that couldn’t have been achieved without victories and opportunities women fought for over the years.

Event Welcome by Senator John Glenn 
Decorated pilot, astronaut, U.S. Senator. Part of NASA’s celebrated first class of astronauts, he was the first to orbit the Earth, and the oldest to ever enter space. He is an educator, a leader, an advocate, and an American icon.

Speakers

Barbara Barrett – President and CEO of Triple Creek Ranch. Former U.S. Ambassador to Finland. Former Vice Chairman of the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board. Serves on the Smithsonian Board of Regents. First civilian woman to land in an F-18 Hornet on an aircraft carrier.

NASA – A special guest from NASA is expected to attend.